South Asia

This study aims to provide a clearer picture of gender roles, issues and concerns in the artisanal and small mines1 (ASM) sector in India. Women constitute a large segment of workers
in the informal2 mines all over the world. In India, however, the patriarchal social structure tends to obscure the contributions made by the women workers in these mines. This exploratory

Publication Date:

01/08/2006

Author(s): Kuntala Lahiri-dutt

Source: Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies

Tags:

Mining, Minerals, Women, Unemployment, India, South Asia

Water Pollution

Not softer

ASEAN makes its point

Publication Date:

30/01/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Trade, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Asia

Water Resources

The Ganges water conflict

This paper examines two treaties between Bangladesh and India for sharing waters of the Ganges river and augmenting flow during lean season. Since the construction of the Farakka Barrage in India, Ganges water became the key source of conflict between the two nations. To address this conflict, over the last three decades, the two countries signed two treaties and two Memorandums of Understanding.

Publication Date:

01/01/2006

Author(s): Muhammad Mizanur Rahaman

Source: Asteriskos

Vol:

1

Issue:

2

pp:

195-208

Tags:

Water Disputes, India, Bangladesh, South Asia, Ganga, Water Distribution, Water Demand, Conflicts, Farakka Barrage

Water Resources

The Ganges water conflict

This paper examines two treaties between Bangladesh and India for sharing waters of the Ganges river and augmenting flow during lean season. Since the construction of the Farakka Barrage in India, Ganges water became the key source of conflict between the two nations. To address this conflict, over the last three decades, the two countries signed two treaties and two Memorandums of Understanding.

Publication Date:

01/01/2006

Author(s): Muhammad Mizanur Rahaman

Source: Asteriskos

Vol:

1

Issue:

2

pp:

195-208

Tags:

Water Disputes, India, Bangladesh, South Asia, Ganga, Water Distribution, Water Demand, Conflicts, Farakka Barrage

Wildlife

An assessment of the bushmeat trade in Northern Sri Lanka

The almost two decade civil conflict in Sri Lanka has radically altered the economic and social conditions of the people in the north, with profound impacts on the environment, biological diversity and natural resources. Habitat destruction and the accompanying loss of wildlife are among the most common and far-reaching impacts of armed conflicts on the environment.

Publication Date:

01/01/2006

Author(s): Ranjini Mylvaganam, T. Baheerathi, S. Wijeyamohan & et al

Source: Tiger Paper

Vol:

33

Issue:

1

pp:

17-20

Tags:

Wildlife, Hunting, Conflicts, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Nutrition

Water Resources

Managing South Asia's waters

This study examines the problems of water resource management in South Asia, including policy approaches, resource sharing, and water quality issues.

Publication Date:

Dec 2005

Author(s): Imtiaz Alam

Source: South Asian Policy Analysis Network

Tags:

Water Resources, Water Management, Water Policy, Water Quality, Rural Water Supply, Water Supply, Arsenic Poisoning, South Asia, River Linking

Environment

Integration of magnetism and heavy metal chemistry of soils to quantify the environmental pollution in Kathmandu, Nepal

Soil profiles of Kathmandu urban area exhibit significant variations in magnetic
susceptibility and saturation isothermal remanence (SIRM), which can be used to discriminate environmental pollution.
eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/handle/2115/38429

Publication Date:

01/12/2005

Author(s): Pitambar Gautam, Ulrich Blaha, Erwin Appel

Source: Island Arc

Vol:

14

Issue:

4

pp:

1

Tags:

Nepal, Environment, Soil Capability, Heavy Metals, Land Pollution, Kathmandu, South Asia